Here in Australia, we’ve only got another three weeks to lodge our tax returns, so it seems like a good idea to talk a little about the kind of personal ...
In the Quiet Time
Friendship, Haiku, Pleasure, Wealth
In Memoriam Maidenbelle Snow Tsar (2004 – 2018)
Debt Reduction Holistic Spending Plan
Here in Australia, the major banks have increased their mortgage rates, and the “average” borrower (whoever that is) will be paying another $50 a month. I think that most people ...
Housework Survey Says: What You Really Think About It
A while back, I mentioned I was inspired to write a book about Housekeeping, and I asked if there was such a thing as minimally viable housework? Well, housework survey ...
Start a New Business Holistic Spending Plan
It’s tax time here in Australia, and when people see their numbers in black and white on their returns, many start wondering about going into business for themselves. That makes ...
Your Role as a Purchasing Agent
Have you ever thought about your role as a Purchasing Agent? Or are you like most people who just buy stuff? You might find it interesting to know that you need ...
Beauty, Haiku, Pleasure, Wealth
We Can’t All be Cats With Nine Lives
How to Create a Savings Plan
While I’ve talked about Spending Plans, and how to rearrange them to accommodate your goals, I’ve not mentioned creating a Savings Plan. And when I say Savings Plan, I don’t mean ...
Pleasure, Beauty, Haiku, Wealth
The Sun Shines Brightly
The Happiness of Housekeeping Habits and Routines
What housekeeping is remains an online mystery. Depending on whose site you look at it, it’s either cleaning, tidying, or organising. Or whether a moral imperative is implicit or not.
How to Recognise and Take Advantage of Opportunities
I went into town the other day for my transplant checkup, and I noticed a lot of homeless people. It occurred to me that in the same way that you’re ...
Life Is All Too Short
Life is a finite thing. It has a beginning, a middle, and an end. Sometimes life is all too short, and sometimes it’s way too long. Australian botanist Dr David ...
How to Make Good Purchasing Decisions
Here in Australia, the Banking Royal Commission is well underway. And you may wonder what this has to do with good purchasing decisions, but at some point, we all chose to buy ...
Unbearable Silence
Doing the Damn Housework; Downton Abbey and You
It seems to me that the problem with doing the Damn Housework is that we’re all amateurs acting like professionals. Doing the Damn Housework Professionals take specialised training, sign up to ...
Alexandria’s Adventures in Asgård
Well, not literally Asgård; but the Vikings: Beyond the Legend exhibition at the Melbourne Museum. In Norse myths, Odin the all-father has two ravens Huginn (thought) and Muninn (memory) who bring him ...
Get Moving! Holistic Spending Plan
Around now, when life settles back into its usual rut, many of us cry out “I wish I could just get moving again.” It’s not about weight loss per se ...
Changing Seasons Bring the Smell of Smoke in the Wind
Friendship, Beauty, Wealth, Wisdom
A Short Soapbox about Fat Old White Guys and Doing the Housework
I’ve been thinking about modern life. And how fat old white guys still run the world. And that they believe they know what is best for everyone else. Even when ...
Quit Smoking Holistic Spending Plan
Sooner or later, some smokers will decide that it is time to quit smoking. It’s not a snap decision, it’s something that most of us think about for many years, and ...
Life Takes the Back Seat
Alexandria’s Adventures in Cataract Surgery
I had cataract surgery a few days ago, and it went really well. But I find reading, writing, and watching quite tiring, and it makes my operated eye hot and ...
Read More Books Holistic Spending Plan
I am quite often told, “I wish I had the time to read books.” And I understand that because I wish it too! But I think what we all mean ...
5 Tips for Surviving Your Renovation
We’re renovating our bathroom. It’s been interesting… Here are my top five tips for surviving a renovation.